Catherine Sevenau is a writer, humorist, and storyteller living in Sonoma, California. The stories in this series are excerpts from her book, Through Any Given Door, a Family Memoir. The full memoir is available as a web series at Sevenau.com. A longtime Realtor and Owner/Broker at CENTURY 21 Wine Country, she can be reached at [email protected]
France getting rid of communists
Chapter 45: 1947 • Larry’s diary (age 13) —
Dec 1 Bought Daisy air pistol. It is 117 caliber and shoots small sized BB’s.
Dec 2 Was sick today and missed school. I may have the flu mom has just gotten well from. Rained.
Dec 3 The Freshman played the Grammar school and won 12-0. I am on freshman first string but was absent.
Dec 4 Passed first class requirements. I have only two more, first aid and Semafore.
Dec 5 Dreams of Death, a high school play was shown in assembly. Rained today
Dec 6 Worked all day at the store putting together wagons and other metal toys
Dec 7 Sunday: Took everything out of my room and really cleaned it up. Went to church at Jamestown, no Sunday school
Dec 8 Have gotten all pieces of my bookcase ready and set out
Dec 9 All the pieces of the bookcase fit now. I have to glue them together.
Dec 10 Gave a report in English on Robert Louis Stevenson. I got A+
Dec 11 Went to scout meeting with an expert on rope splicing. Got Boys’ Life.
Dec 12 Got out of algebra to attend assembly on interesting slide show about Egypt
Dec 13 Civilization was top song on the Hit Parade, went to a music concert where they played Polonaise in A Flat.
Dec 14 Sunday: Went to church in Columbia. France getting rid of communists.
Dec 15 Glued my bookcase together today but left top off because piece broke off
Dec 16 Got some notes that were being passed around the room (whew)
Dec 17 Got new English books today. Started long division in Algebra.
Dec 18 Went to scout meeting and received a Boy Scout calendar for 1948. Gave Barbara her pictured calendar.
Dec 19 Had Christmas assembly and got out of school early. Last day before vacation. Dec 20 Did my Christmas shopping, got boxes of candy for mom and Miss Hoe, got a car mirror for dad.
Dec 21 Sunday: Went to Catholic Christmas party and received a bottle of hair tonic, an orange, nuts, and candy.
Dec 22 Viola cleaned my room, first time I have not cleaned it. It was a happy day.
Dec 22 Went to Boy Scout party. I received a pocket book, 30 Seconds over Tokyo.
Dec 24 Xmas eve brought me a wastebasket, pajamas, pen, shirt, books, and a sheet of the Florida Everglades stamps
Dec 25 Had a big Christmas dinner and stayed in nearly all day. Went to church this morning and wore my new shirt
Dec 26 Worked all day at the store. Went to the show and saw The Red Stallion, a good horse story
Dec 27 Took inventory and fixed the paper bags in order
Dec 28 Sunday: Went to Redwood City and stayed at Day’s. Mom and Dad went to San Francisco to get records for the store.
Dec 29 Went to Palo Alto and got U.S. Album and work books to put my mint stamps in
Dec 30 Came home and went through San Francisco and over Bay Bridge with mom and dad. Got stamps from Jamestown Stamp Co.
Dec 31 Took inventory at the store and helped finish it up. Stayed home in bed tonight but I stayed up until 2.
To be continued…
Catherine Sevenau is a writer, humorist, and storyteller living in Sonoma, California. The stories in this series are excerpts from her book, Through Any Given Door, a Family Memoir, the full memoir is available at Sevenau.com. Catherine is an author of three books, several volumes of family genealogy, and a longtime Broker/Realtor at CENTURY 21 Epic Wine Country. [email protected]
